Principal Engineer (NodeJS, AWS)

Job Requisition ID # 24WD83405

Position Overview

The Autodesk Platform Services and Emerging Technologies is looking for a passionate Principal Software Engineer with extensive experience in distributed systems to join our team. Become a part of Autodesk's initiative to develop a scalable real-time collaboration platform. You will be based in Pune and will report to a Software Development Manager. This is an opportunity to create amazing things and learn from some of the best in the industry.

• Experiment, learn, and grow.

• Use the latest and greatest cloud technologies.

• Deliver code that millions will use.

• Mentor and be mentored.

• Make key decisions.

Our team enables real-time data-centric experiences at scale to make a difference for all of those who imagine, design, and make our world.

Responsibilities

• Regularly address significant and most challenging problems on the team, from technical design to launch.

• Deliver solutions that are used by other teams and products.

• Devise strategies for tackling large projects.

• Regularly address complex architectural challenges and implement architectural standards in new projects.

• Lead code reviews & documentation as well as take on complex bug fixes, especially on high-risk problems.

• Partner across engineering teams to take on company-wide initiatives spanning multiple projects.

• Mentor junior members.

• On-call support, requiring availability on a rotating schedule for evenings and weekends to ensure 24/7 availability of the application.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a relevant technical field involving coding.

• Over 10+ years of professional experience developing scalable, distributed applications.

• Part of a large distributed team with significant responsibility.

• Strong experience as a full-stack engineer developing and testing both frontend and backend.

• Strong experience in programming languages like TypeScript, JavaScript, ReactJS and NodeJS.

• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs using Microservices architecture.

• Strong knowledge of AWS, Databases (Sql/NoSql), and cloud architecture.

• Experience with Git or equivalent distributed revision control systems.

• Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipeline tools like Jenkins, and Spinnaker.

• Strong experience and understanding of working on Agile processes like SCRUM.

• Strong communication skills, and ability to influence without authority.

• Ability to write quality technical documents - functional Specs, high-level/low level design documents, RFCs etc.

• Ability to cultivate consensus and alignment within and across teams.

• Self-motivated, quick learner with excellent problem-solving skills and a strong team player.

Beneficial Experience

• Experience working with open-source projects.

• Experience with Kafka.